The author argues that accumulation of knowledge should be the primary aim of social studies teaching and that the formation of attitudes and the clarification of values should be considered incidental to that, for attitudes and values not based on considerable knowledge are idle. (Author/SJL)

Provides a semester syllabus for a course in twentieth-century world literature and suggests selections to add to a world literature survey based on works of Nobel Prize winners. Includes an annotated bibliography of background information on both the literature and the philosophies of the twentieth century. (MKM)

Describes a project to reconceptualize the base for citizenship education and to determine implications of experiential learning for curriculum and instruction. (Author/DB)

Examines dominant 20th century liberal philosophy of social and educational reform, discusses research on the topic, criticism engendered, and areas which need more careful and extended inquiry. (Author/KC)

The unique program offered at Oakes College, at the University of California at Santa Cruz, attempts to capitalize on the ethnic and cultural differences of minority students while offering them remedial instruction and support services to enable them to compete with majority students within the California System. (JMF)

Escape from the mundane, the classical Greek search for a higher quality of life, and the expression of the (Jungian) masculine principle are examples of the mythic elements the human psyche creates within sport. (Author/LH)

Presented is a Curriculum Orientation Profile, consisting of 57 value statements, designed to help the reader discover his/her dominant orientation toward curriculum content, goals, and organization. (SJL)

The nation's oldest college is reforming its general education program to meet the challenge of the 1980s. What it does and how well it works may have profound consequences, not only for higher education, but for the high school curriculum as well. (Author)

All adolescents need to learn the skills, attitudes, and knowledge that relate to the needs of youth and the problems of living in a democratic society. (Author/MLF)

Describes the Chinese view of decision making in education and offers information on the structure and organization of decision making, the relationship between educational policy and Communist Party policy, and centralization in educational administration. (DB)

Two common trends are beginning to change writing courses. They are a growing emphasis upon the persuasive nature of prose, and an accelerating interest in the study and analysis of moral values. Hopefully the concern for values will help guide and direct the persuasive powers of writing. (JMD)

Compares black higher education philosophies in the early 1960's with those of the late 1960's and early 1970's finding that although both stress socialization, the early 1960's emphasized scholarship, pedagogy and integration, whereas the late 1960's advocated political consciousness, the black perspective, and scholarship and pedagogy as…

Discusses: "Educational Psychology," Thorndike; "Medical Education," Flexner; "Democracy and Education," Dewey; "The Measurement of Intelligence," Terman; "Public Education," Cubberley; "The Thirty-Ninth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Intelligence: Its Nature and Nurture;" and, "Why Johnny Can't Read," Flesch. (JM)

The author affirms his position that vocational agriculture teacher educators cannot be all things to all people and should concentrate on teaching vocational agriculture for employment in agriculture-related jobs that do not require a 4-year college degree, rather than stressing general baccalaureate programs. He centers his remarks on the need…

Higher education is overextended, is not being managed for future strength, and lacks relevance to the needs of society. As a remedy, the author suggests that the general objectives of higher education need to be reinterpreted into a form of education more suitable for the newly emerging socioeconomic modes of behavior. (LBH)